Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 68 Major Universities Across the Country: Qingniao University, I Advise You to Be Kind!

"Here, I sincerely thank Qiao Bai for his tremendous contributions to this research!"

The audience went crazy once again.

Qiao Bai?

Who is Qiao Bai?

Within just two minutes, the same question went viral online.

#QiaoBai#

#Thanks Qiao Bai#

#Who is Qiao Bai?#

#Are these three Qiao Bais the same Qiao Bai?#

Surfing the internet at 6G speeds, people quickly came across the last topic and clicked on it without hesitation, all thinking the same thing: Qiao Bai? Three Qiao Bais?

The identity of "Qiao Bai," whom Professor Wu Qingshan thanked, was revealed so quickly?

Then I thought about it again.

It's not impossible.

After all, in this era of big data, there are no secrets on the internet.

Then the onlookers were once again shocked.

The new evolutionary path of the honeybug: the discoverer of the fairy butterfly?

Professor Zhou Xinran of Qingniao University publicly expressed his gratitude at an academic conference.

A new evolutionary path for Firefox? Researchers of the Firefox Queen?

However, this evolutionary path still needs to be confirmed.

However, at the same time, Qiao Bai introduced the concept of "favorability" at an academic conference in New York City.

This is also an important reason why Professor Wu Qingshan publicly expressed his gratitude to Qiao Bai in front of the people of the whole country. According to Professor Wu Qingshan, their ability to develop the "ultimate defense" superhuman creature so quickly was due to the concept proposed by Qiao Bai.

What shocked the onlookers even more was...

That's when they realized that Qiao Bai was still a student!

He's not even a college student!

He is a senior high school student about to face the college entrance examination!

"Look at other people at 18, then look at me at 18. Is the difference between people really that big?"

"According to what Professor Wu Qingshan said on the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast stage, they actually researched a new evolutionary route for the big-eared elephant more than a month ago, which is the ultimate defensive super creature Tianjia Xuanxiang that we see!"

But part of it was to confirm this evolutionary path, and another part was to let the whole nation celebrate the upcoming New Year together. That's why they rushed to complete the second identical evolutionary process on the night of Lunar New Year's Eve!

"Joy! I'm so happy! So, Professor Wu Qingshan—will the government issue you the Heavenly Armor Mystic Symbol?"

"...Am I the only one who thinks 'Armored Elephant' sounds better and is simpler and clearer than 'Heavenly Armor Mystic Elephant'?"

"Just you alone."

"Just you +1"

"Just you +∞"

"Why does the name Qiao Bai sound so familiar...? Let me search it up..."

"Could the person upstairs be the legendary—acquaintance?"

"Quick, quick! I can't wait to hear the story of a genius! I want to know, what's the difference between a genius who's been thanked by all sorts of big shots again and again at the age of 18 and a mere mortal like me!"

"...After watching the recording of his academic conference, I'm sure of it, I'm done for [withered rose.jpg]"

"??? I'm curious what happened to my silly online friend to make him say something like that?"

"Qiao Bai... Hahaha! That sounds like the name of the Demon King in our NY City beginner village! But thinking about it, it's impossible that they're the same person. How could someone in this world be both an academic genius and a beast-taming genius at the same time?"

"Hehe, I suggest you watch this video [Qiao Bai Academic Conference Video Link]"

"..."

"I've finished watching it, I'm back, and I'm completely exhausted... Holy crap, there really are geniuses like this in this world!"

The onlookers: "!!!"

Wow wow wow!

It looks like there will be lots of sweet potatoes tonight!

The onlookers felt as if they had transformed into badger in a melon patch, completely surrounded by melons from all sides!

Eat! Eat!

You absolutely have to try this!

……

Qi Yue was unaware of the subsequent gossip, but after reading Professor Wu Qingshan's high praise and gratitude to Qiao Bai, she immediately and frantically called Qiao Bai.

"...You really do big things quietly!" Qi Yue's feelings were incredibly complicated at this moment.

She had known all along that Qiao Bai was a genius.

But she never expected that Qiao Bai could be this talented.

That's a national-level bigwig!

He publicly thanked Qiao Bai in front of a national audience!

Her words were full of appreciation and praise for Qiao Bai. Is this something a normal person could do?

On the contrary, Qiao Bai did not show any surprise after hearing the news: "Oh, I see." No wonder the old man came to the school to see him half a year ago.

The classified project mentioned back then must have been the research on "ultimate defense" superhuman creatures, right?

"Actually, this achievement is largely due to the tireless efforts and hard work of Professor Wu Qingshan and his team. The concept I proposed only helped the old man and his team shorten the exploration process and time, and it is not worthy of such high praise."

Qiao Bai said in a calm voice.

Every word he said came from the bottom of his heart, and that's truly what he thought.

Favorability.

Is this a variable that is difficult to discover?

It's difficult before you start thinking in this direction, but once you open a small door, inspiration will keep flowing.

After reviewing Professor Wu Qingshan's impressive resume, Qiao Bai had no doubt that given enough time, Professor Wu would eventually discover the key!

The more this is the case, the less Qiao Bai will consider himself a genius who can transcend the times. There is no shortage of geniuses in this world; he just has more luck than those geniuses.

If he were to become arrogant and conceited because of this... Qiao Bai would feel ashamed.

Qi Yue, unable to understand Qiao Bai's thoughts: "???"

"No?!" Qi Yue hesitated, knowing she could hear the unmistakable sincerity in Qiao Bai's voice, but that's precisely why she found it so utterly incomprehensible: "Not only are you not excited at all, but you're even belittling yourself?"

"If even you're nothing special and don't deserve praise, then what are ordinary people like us? Are you even leaving us a way to survive?!"

With a look of grief and indignation, Qi Yue shouted loudly at Qiao Bai on the other end of the phone, "No matter how you developed this personality, remember this: you are a genius! You think it's just three words that don't represent anything, but you are definitely the biggest variable in this national and project effort!"

"Because of your pioneering efforts, Professor Wu Qingshan and his team were able to succeed later! Take a good look at all your own hard work and achievements! You bastard!"

After saying that, Qi Yue didn't give Qiao Bai a chance to speak and angrily hung up the phone.

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Qiao Bai had an amused expression on his face: "So... I was misunderstood?"

He didn't care about the results because of his cheat-like abilities, but it's clear that Qi Yue misunderstood.

Qiao Bai touched his chin.

Hmm... then let's leave it at that?

The problem doesn't seem too big?

Immediately afterwards, Qiao Bai noticed that the messages on his phone were still popping up constantly, with messages coming from all sorts of people around him.

Qiao Bai glanced at Qi Yue's message, which happened to be at the top of the list.

[Qi Yue: There's a special event at the newbie training grounds tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year. I've already made plans with Weiwei, let's go watch it together!]

Qiao Bai: Okay.

Then he scrolled down the messages again.

A lot of people.

All kinds of people.

Messages came from acquaintances such as Lin Weiwei, Li Gan, Zhou Xinran, and Huang Zhou.

I also received messages from several senior students I met at Qingniao University this year.

There was also the constant tagging of him in the class group chat.

Qiao Bai: "..."

He silently put his phone on silent, planning to reply to everyone later. Everyone was being too enthusiastic; Qiao Bai simply couldn't handle this excessive enthusiasm.

After putting down his phone, Qiao Bai curiously picked up the little dog and leaned close to him, as if afraid that the little dog's two beady eyes wouldn't be able to get to the phone screen: "Alright, it's time for us to take a bath and go to bed. Little Dog must have wanted to take a bath for a long time!"

Upon hearing the word "bath," Xiao Wu, who smelled strongly of hotpot, busied himself nodding his little head like a chick pecking at rice.

Yes, yes, yes!

Take a bath! Take a bath!

So, Qiao Bai happily put the incident behind him.

What?

Want to get even more excited?

That's really all. He's lost all his excitement. He was already excited when he received the early admission notice from Qingniao University. Now, all he wants to do is give Xiao Wu and himself a good wash and go to bed early. He can't waste this hard-won day!

……

Qiao Bai remained completely unfazed by the explosive news that broke tonight.

That doesn't mean others can remain unaffected.

Various legends about Qiao Bai are constantly being updated online, and all sorts of insiders keep emerging.

From Qiao Bai's classmates to prospective beast tamers at the NY City Newcomer Training Ground, the most outrageous thing is that there were even freshmen from Qingniao University among them.

Onlookers: There are too many! There are just too many melons in the melon patch! They can't possibly eat them all!

Those who were closer to Qiao Bai spent the entire night talking about topics related to him.

The Sun family.

Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu also made a rare appearance at the laboratory this year.

While eating, they were still discussing the verification steps for the Fire Fox Queen evolution experiment.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be finalized within three to five months after the New Year," Sun Guoping said, picking up a piece of beef with his chopsticks as he ate.

Gu Hongyu, standing beside her, nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's speed things up and try to finalize this evolutionary path as soon as possible, so that those who openly and secretly mock Xiao Qiao for cheating can really see what's going on!"

As she spoke, Gu Hongyu's face showed an indignant expression.

The professors, scholars, and PhDs who attended Qiao Bai's academic conference were all quite decent; they were the kind of people who could accept young geniuses.

Because of their high level and quality, it is believed that even if more talented individuals enter this field, they will not be suppressed or neglected.

But there are always some... mediocre talents who are neither good enough for high-level jobs nor good enough for low-level jobs, who gossip behind people's backs from time to time.

Everything else is not the problem, the main issue is that it's annoying.

Furthermore, with the repeated falsehoods, a small group of naive scholars whose minds are consumed by nothing but research will subconsciously take it to heart and develop a negative impression of Qiao Bai.

Gu Hongyu: I can't accept any of this!

"The league's higher-ups were really something. I don't know what they were thinking at first. Why couldn't they give Xiao Qiao, who's so big, a guaranteed admission spot?" Gu Hongyu accused indignantly. "Later they did... but those universities all had bad judgment, and Qingniao University ended up getting a free ride."

Sun Guoping nodded. Although Qingniao University was a university in their province, Sun Guoping still felt that Qingniao University had gotten a great deal this time, because Qiao Bai was really no ordinary genius!

In the process of proving the evolution path of the Fire Fox Queen, Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu were repeatedly shocked by the information provided by Qiao Bai!

Each step provided by Qiao Bai has an accuracy rate as high as 90%!

Laymen don't know what this data represents, but for experts, especially Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu, who have been studying the new evolutionary path of the little fox for six years, the data given by Qiao Bai shocked them!

If I didn't know that no one else in their country was researching Firefox, I would have known.

They all suspected that Qiao Bai had learned the method of the little fire fox evolving into the fire fox queen in advance, otherwise how could Qiao Bai have written such an amazing evolution process with such high accuracy in the usage of every kind of high-level resource?

Moreover, Qiao Bai succeeded on the first try, without conducting any other simultaneous comparative experiments in between.

The couple couldn't think of any other word to explain this besides "genius."

The couple completely abandoned any lingering resentment or complaints they had towards Qiao Bai, and genuinely regarded him as a junior who needed their guidance and direction!

In their view, Qiao Bai's high academic talent does not mean that he understands the unspoken rules and underhanded tactics among adults. They want to protect Qiao Bai and prevent him from being affected by gossip!

Finalizing the evolution path for the Fire Fox Queen is the first step.

then……

Then they saw Professor Wu Qingshan's public expression of gratitude on the Spring Festival Gala.

Sun Guoping: "???"

Gu Hongyu: "???"

Sun Ze, who had no intention of joining his parents' conversation, was frantically eating with his head down, feeling that he no longer had a place in this family: "..."

Sun Ze abruptly stopped chewing.

……etc?

What did he hear?

Sun Ze stared blankly at Professor Wu Qingshan on the TV screen, his mouth opening and closing.

Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu gasped in shock, realizing that China had made a tremendous contribution to global warming.

"That just now..." After the presentation and thank-you segments finally ended, Sun Guoping turned to his wife beside him, wanting to confirm with her: "...Are you sure I didn't mishear or see things?"

Gu Hongyu nodded solemnly: "Clearly, we heard the same news..."

After saying that, the couple turned to look at their son.

Sun Ze: "?"

"Son, you heard that too, right?" Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu asked in unison.

Sun Ze opened his mouth and gave a frustrated "Mmm".

Now Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu confirmed: "Sun Ze admitted that he heard it and that he and Xiao Qiao don't get along, so it seems to be true."

Sun Ze typed out a string of question marks again.

Are these two people really his biological parents?

Sun Ze didn't ask aloud, otherwise he would have heard Sun Guoping and Gu Hongyu's cold laughter: What? If he weren't their own parents, they would have abandoned him long ago because of his brainlessness! It's as if they don't want Qiao Bai as their son!

It's just that I'm not destined for it!

The couple, both professors, have bitter gourds growing in their own garden. What can they do?

……

Qiao Bai lay on the bed, using the tablet that Li Gan had specially left for him to play the Spring Festival Gala as background noise, while he and Xiao Wu lay on the bed playing games on their phones.

It's an extraordinary game that combines farming, pet raising, monster fighting, and marriage, featuring anthropomorphized and male versions of various creatures. Every character illustration is exquisitely beautiful, attracting a large number of male and female otaku who call the illustrations "husband" and "wife" every day.

Qiao Bai started playing on Li Gan's recommendation.

It was somewhat interesting, but not much. Qiao Bai started to feel sleepy while playing.

After harvesting the last batch of red berries in the field, Qiao Bai assigned all the different pet animals that had been acting cute and calling him "master" to farming, weeding, and feeding the pigs.

Qiao Bai: He's basically a tool for everyone!

All he cares about is farming and farms!

Seeing Qiao Bai's series of amazing moves, Xiao Wu's beady eyes widened in surprise.

Little Wu: Beastmasters are terrifying!

Then Xiao Wu had another idea.

No, no.

Unlike those frivolous characters in the game, the Beastmaster treats it exceptionally well!

Little Crow: Hmph~ Birds are the beast tamers' favorite!

While playing, both the person and the bird fell asleep.

……

late at night.

Lin Ke, the president of Qingniao University, who had been gloating over his own brilliance tonight, smiled as he looked at the president of a second-tier university in the neighboring province who kept sending him messages asking him to join the group. Finally, after the other party's kind request, he agreed to the invitation.

Joined the group instantly.

next second.

Principal Lin was bombarded with messages from the presidents of various universities.

[Yulong University: Old Lin, that's not fair of you! I knew you'd agreed to let that student named Qiao Bai enroll so readily; you must have had inside information beforehand, right?]

[Honghu University: That must be it! Jinyang City and NY City are so close, Old Lin knew about Qiao Bai much faster than we did, so you can imagine how cunning he is!]

Yulong and Honghu are the top two universities in China.

The best university in the hearts of all beast tamers and ordinary people.

The Advanced Beast Taming Academy is not included, since it is a school that only geniuses can enter.

Principal Lin laughed heartily after seeing their message.

Long before he met Qiao Bai in person, he guessed that Yu Long and Hong Hu would have regrets one day. However, according to Principal Lin's original idea, at least after the evolution path of the Fire Fox Queen was confirmed and Qiao Bai enrolled, Yu Long and Hong Hu would discover Qiao Bai's amazing talent.

did not expect……

[Bluebird University: Just kidding, just kidding. Would you believe me if I said I really didn't know Qiao Bai was so capable back then?]

[Qingniao University: I was thinking that Professor Zhou from our school owed Qiao Bai a favor, and Qiao Bai's abilities are indeed quite good. It wouldn't be right for you all to reject him. I thought giving him a guaranteed admission spot wouldn't be too much to ask, so I accepted him. What? You want him now too?]

[Qingniao University: Sigh! It's all my fault for being too kind-hearted and admitting that kid to our school. His name is already on the education system, which is why he accidentally missed the opportunity to enter the top 2 universities in the country. It's all my fault! I was so confused!]

Yulong University: "..."

Honghu University: "..."

We're all old men, so why is it that you're such a show-off?

Is this really not a direct, all-encompassing, 360-degree barrage of firepower?

after all……

Reminded by Principal Lin, Yulong University and Honghu University recalled how they had made all sorts of excuses and refused to offer Qiao Bai a guaranteed admission spot or admit him early when the higher-ups contacted them...

They are the top two in the country, do they really need an ordinary genius with some minor achievements?

To know.

Every year, countless students try to get into their campus through various channels.

The achievements they presented were diverse and varied.

People like Qiao Bai who create their own nonsensical concepts... are not many, but they do exist.

At most, Qiao Bai proved with the evolution of the Fire Fox Queen that what he said was true, and that it had some merit and was feasible.

But so what?

The evolution path of the Fire Fox Queen has not yet been finalized. Even if the concept proposed by Qiao Bai is not false, no one knows how effective it will be in actual use.

TOP2 only thought about it briefly before setting Qiao Bai aside, not really giving him a second glance.

What's even more unexpected is that only half a year has passed, and the college entrance examination hasn't even started yet, and they're already regretting it.

Very sorry.

I'm so regretful I could die.

Give them a chance from six months ago, they want to say to Qiao Bai - come to me, come to me!

[Bluebird University: But now that this result has come... it can be considered a mutual journey between Bluebird University and Qiao Bai, right? Hahaha, it seems that sometimes being a little kind really does bring good fortune.]

Yu Long and Hong Hu: "..."

I don't want to talk.

Other universities: "..."

Yulong and Honghu dared not speak; what else could they say?

Old Lin made it clear that Qiao Bai's name had already been recorded in the files of Qingniao University, and there was no way they could take him away!

But looking at Lao Lin's smug face, they still wanted to say loudly: Qingniao University, I advise you to be kind!

Be careful, you might be the first opponent in major university tournaments next year!

Principal Lin: Hehe~ Anyway, they're already in my school's fold, and you can't take them away! Just keep being jealous of me!

……

Braving the biting cold wind, Qiao Bai, Qi Yue, Lin Weiwei, and Li Gan met up at the entrance of the rookie training ground.

Li Gan, who arrived last, immediately spotted the conspicuous trio at the entrance.

Among the one man and two women, the two girls possess different kinds of beauty and attractiveness.

Lin Weiwei wore a blue and white checkered scarf, a knee-length sky-blue down jacket paired with a white skirt, and a pair of fluffy white snow boots, making her look exceptionally sweet and charming.

Qi Yue, on the other hand, maintains her signature sexy style, wearing a black long-haired warm top. Even in winter, she doesn't forget to wear her fluffy mini skirt and sheer tights, perfectly outlining her soft calves, and a pair of long boots that exude elegance.

Then there's the conspicuous bag, Qiao Bai, standing to the side...

Li Gan's words of complaint swirled in his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

He was dressed entirely in black, and wore a black face mask.

Walking alone on the street would make people suspect that I was up to something bad.

But standing between two stunningly beautiful women with completely different styles, Qiao Bai attracted envious and jealous glances from the men passing by.

"You're way too slow!" Qi Yue exclaimed upon seeing Li Gan. "If you do this again, you might as well not come at all."

Li Gan: "?"

"What happened to our camaraderie?!" Li Gan shouted. "We trained together for six days straight, and this is how you treat me?"

Qi Yue chuckled: "Comradeship has nothing to do with my dislike of you."

Qiao Bai and Lin Weiwei crossed their arms and watched with amusement as Qi Yue and Li Gan started arguing as soon as they met.

Seeing that Qi Yue and Li Gan weren't going to stop arguing anytime soon, Lin Weiwei walked over to Qiao Bai and stared curiously at the half of Qiao Bai's face covered by a black mask: "Wearing a mask... are you afraid someone will recognize you?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai nodded helplessly.

That's exactly why!

Due to certain special reasons, Qiao Bai, who used to wear a mask for several years, now has a resistance to masks, doesn't like them, and avoids wearing them whenever possible.

However, when Qiao Bai went out this morning, he was recognized on the street after only a few steps.

If Qiao Bai hadn't run fast, he suspected he would have been surrounded by a group of people on the spot.

Relying on the good physique he had developed through consistent training, Qiao Bai quickly shook off the two or three people behind him and walked into a deserted alley, covering half of his face with the high collar of his down jacket.

I went to the convenience store and bought two more face masks.

Because of his overly cautious and suspicious behavior, he was almost mistaken for a robber by the convenience store clerk.

...In short, Qiao Bai had a very thrilling and unusual morning.

If possible, Qiao Bai doesn't want to go through that again.

Qi Yue and Li Gan stopped arguing at some point, and they walked towards Qiao Bai together.

"Let's go in together, the event should have already started," Qi Yue said, skipping along.

Qiao Bai nodded.

"Speaking of which, none of you need to visit relatives and friends for the New Year today?" Qiao Bai asked casually, his hands in his pockets.

Because he didn't want to be recognized by the people at the training ground, Qiao Bai didn't release Xiao Wu today, and his movements were more casual.

"I don't want to go," Lin Weiwei said curtly, frowning.

Qiao Bai remembered Lin Weiwei's family situation. Her parents were ordinary people, her beloved grandmother had passed away, and she didn't have a good relationship with her parents. Even when they visited relatives together, it was normal that Lin Weiwei didn't want to go.

But Qi Yue and Li Gan are different, right?

Qi Yue waved her hand: "Hehe! I told my parents, and when they heard I was coming with you, they immediately agreed!"

"Me too." Li Gan nodded from the side: "I've been wanting to stop visiting relatives for a long time. It's so boring, especially since I have to take the college entrance exam this year. All my aunts and uncles will definitely ask a bunch of random questions."

"I heard you had something going on today! As soon as I told my mom I'd come out and keep you company, she agreed without hesitation!"

"Let me play with you more, and preferably learn more from you!"

As he spoke, Li Gan's expression gradually became complicated. He said with a hint of sarcasm, "If I weren't in such a hurry to get out, I would have asked her if she had any self-awareness. Is this something a normal person could learn?"

Damn it.

He can't even learn Qiao Bai's flirting skills, how can he want to learn something even more difficult?

Give up. Give up.

Li Gan decisively chose to give up.

There's a saying that goes: Nothing in this world is difficult if you're willing to give up!

Qiao Bai: "..."

From Qi Yue and Li Gan's words, Qiao Bai once again realized that he seemed to have unknowingly become the "other people's child" that other parents talked about.

Qiao Bai: ...I feel like my hatred level has suddenly reached its maximum.

The group walked inside laughing as they chatted about what had happened at home during the Chinese New Year.

As soon as I stepped inside.

Qiao Bai noticed that the training ground was unusually different today.

In the usual battle arena, a huge platform, about five times the size of a normal battle arena, two meters high, has been built.

"That is..." Qiao Bai looked at Qi Yue beside him.

Qi Yue invited him to come along, so Qi Yue must know what's going on.

"I know, I know!" Qi Yue got excited as soon as she saw the platform: "The rookie training ground holds some very interesting activities every year from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."

"Any aspiring beast tamer can participate," Qi Yue said confidently. "The winner will even receive a special prize prepared by the training grounds!"

"Last year's event was a pet performance competition, and that's where my little flamingo learned its acting skills!" Qi Yue said with a smug expression.

Qiao Bai: "..."

I really wanted to turn around and leave.

But Lin Weiwei and Qi Yue blocked his way from the left and right.

Beside him, there was also an enthusiastic, silly roe deer named Li Gan staring at him.

There's no way to leave. There's absolutely no way to leave.

Qiao Bai could only sigh and go inside with them.

then……

Qiao Bai then witnessed what it meant for demons to dance wildly.

"Borrowing pets for battles?" Li Gan stared at the sign with the rules written on it next to him, read it aloud, and looked completely bewildered: "Wait, what the heck is this?!"

Qiao Bai pointed to the fox and the snake monster fighting on the stage, his lips twitching as he said, "That's about it."

At first glance, this seems like a normal battle.

But upon closer inspection, you'll notice that Fox is wearing a pair of large, black-rimmed glasses. If Fox moves even a little faster, these heavy-looking glasses will immediately slide down.

Even when the beast tamer screams, Fox will quickly stop what it's doing, steady its glasses with its two paws, and then rush out again.

Then repeat the above actions from time to time.

of course.

The snake monster on the other side wasn't much better off.

The basilisk had a large, furry tail attached to its tail, about a third the size of its body, which obviously hindered its movement.

The way the basilisk writhed on the ground looked particularly eerie.

Qiao Bai: ...It's as if I'm watching two strange species fighting.

"Oh, oh, oh! I get it, I get it!" Qi Yue, the most experienced among them, was the first to react: "It means that before the match starts, you draw a slip of paper with the items that your pet must carry during the battle, and then the two sides fight."

The player who loses first, or whose object falls off their body, is declared the loser.

Qiao Bai: "They really know how to have fun. It's quite interesting as a fun competition."

Qi Yue nodded repeatedly.

Lin Weiwei also seemed somewhat interested, her eyes sparkling.

Only Li Gan, whose eyes were practically glowing with anticipation for the match on the stage, wishing he could rush up and take the spotlight himself, stubbornly insisted, "What is this? It's nothing special, just average, not that interesting!"

Qiao Bai, Qi Yue, and Lin Weiwei all chuckled and refrained from criticizing him out of consideration for their camaraderie.

Unexpectedly, a young man nearby, upon hearing this, suddenly looked in Li Gan's direction, his eyes filled with disdain and dissatisfaction: "What did you say?!"

"Do you even know how difficult this competition is?!" The stylishly dressed hip-hop youth looked Li Gan and Qiao Bai up and down, a disdainful expression on his face. "Hmph! A bunch of bumpkins!"

Li Gan: "?"

"I apologized for what I said," Li Gan said, frowning. "But you started with personal attacks. What do you mean by that?"

"A country bumpkin? What, you think you're so superior?"

The young man raised his chin, looking arrogant: "I'm too lazy to explain to newbies like you who know nothing."

Li Gan's temper flared up immediately.

Rolling up his sleeves, Li Gan was ready to charge in for a real fight. He wanted to show this guy the stamina he had developed over the past few days.

"You...you stay away!" The young man seemed a little panicked. "We're all beast tamers, what kind of person hits someone like that!"

"If you want...if you want to come, let's have a pet battle!"

Qi Yue stepped forward and shouted, "How can there be such shameless people in the world? Pet battles?"

"We are indeed new beast tamers, but you, at your age, want to call yourself a new beast tamer?"

"Oh."

The final soft chuckle delivered the full force of sarcasm.

The young man's face gradually turned red, and he opened his mouth as if to speak but didn't know what to say.

At that moment, a burly man with tattooed arms walked over, his stern gaze immediately landing on the young man: "Wang Yu, what are you doing? Bullying a group of kids?"

"Brother Song, I didn't..." Wang Yu panicked instantly, trying to explain, "Just now they..."

"I just said the competition looked so-so and boring, and he mocked us as country bumpkins, that's all," Li Gan said, stepping forward. "I apologize for what I did wrong, but what kind of sweeping generalization is this?"

"They want to resolve their conflict with us through a fight? Are they just taking advantage of the fact that we're students?"

Upon hearing this, the burly man with the tattooed arm turned even darker.

"Go back and train for an extra month," Song Bo said coldly, glancing at Wang Yu.

Wang Yu's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal.

Then Song Bo looked at Li Gan and Qiao Bai, his gaze lingering on the four of them as if trying to discern their age and strength.

"Don't let this competition fool you; it's actually a relatively convenient and easy way to train your pet's control abilities." Ignoring Wang Yu's seriousness, Song Bo earnestly explained to the four of them, "When a pet can perfectly prevent objects from falling off its body during battle, it has perfect control over every part of its body, which greatly improves its skill usage and combat rhythm."

Qiao Bai thought it sounded interesting.

but……

"No normal battle would need to go this far, would it?" Qiao Bai asked.

The training methods are too niche.

The school hadn't actively recommended it, and Qiao Bai felt this wasn't a conventional training method.

The burly Song Bo nodded, a smile appearing on his face, as if he hadn't expected Qiao Bai to react so quickly: "Yes, this is a training method used by the club team."

Club team?

Qiao Bai was stunned for a moment, then immediately reversed his mind.

As a Beastmaster's strength gradually increases, they will reach a certain level and hit a barrier. To improve further, they need either talent or the accumulation of resources.

But what if you can't earn enough to buy high-end resources with a regular job?

Club teams have become the choice for some Beastmasters.

You can tell just by the name.

However, club teams tend to be more entertainment-oriented. If a Beastmaster who joins the battle is strong, he or she has the opportunity to become a star player, be sought after by the audience, and be poached by various club teams.

Once you become a full-fledged team member, your salary will be more than double that of a regular job.

Similarly, the requirements for the strength of beast tamers of the same level are also quite stringent.

If you ask Qiao Bai... it's kind of like a live-action adaptation of a certain game from the previous world?

He had only seen one match between club teams... In short, it was more entertaining than competitive, and there was nothing to learn from it.

A skilled beast tamer can overcome any problem.

"So you're here to recruit people?" Seeing that Song Bo's attitude was good, Li Gan's tone was not as aggressive as before. He asked curiously and eagerly.

Club team!

A team can only be formed by five or more beast tamers of equal strength. Each club has several teams of different levels, ranging from first-tier to third-tier beast tamers.

Above that, there are only five teams composed of fourth-tier beast tamers, all of whom are top-tier beast tamers from club teams.

The multiplayer battles feature a dazzling array of skills and dazzling combinations, making them incredibly exciting to watch!

Li Gan looked very interested.

"Want to give it a try? Team up with the new Beastmaster trainees our team selected this year." Song Bo noticed Li Gan's curiosity and suggested with a smile, "There are four of you, you can team up for a four-on-four match."

Li Gan really wanted to agree, so he turned to look at Qiao Bai and the others behind him.

"Godfather!"

Li Gan's shout stunned Song Bo, while Qiao Bai, Qi Yue, and Lin Weiwei's expressions remained unchanged.

Li Gan has a habit of calling his godfather when he needs something, but calling his son when he doesn't. It's not like they met for the first time.

"My dear son, it's not that your godfather doesn't want to agree, but haven't you overlooked something?" Qiao Bai smiled slightly at Li Gan's puzzled expression: "Qi Yue and I are both officially certified beast tamers."

Qi Yue proudly raised her chest in response.

Li Ganru was struck by lightning.

grass.

I couldn't think of it right away.

Xiao Wu and the Fire Fox Queen have both broken through to the fourth rank, which means that Qiao Bai and Qi Yue are now officially Beast Tamers!

(End of this chapter)